The corporate governance literature reports mixed evidence on the relationship between board diversity and firm performance. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between board gender diversity and firm financial performance, and to investigate if a business case can be...

This study investigates the association between independent directors’ reputation incentives and firm performance using Australia’s top 500 listed firms for 2004-2019. Analyses reveal that firm performance is positively (negatively) associated with the proportion of independent directors...